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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1937
Page
7
The W H S Reflector lists staff including Mrs. Jack Lackey as Sponsor and Anita Vestal as Editor with Kathleen Mitchell and a roster of reporters led by Jim Henry Andrews Roscoe Brown C E Collins Isabelle Craig and Walter Tom Holmes among many others.
The junior class hosted a Saturday banquet on April 24 at the Baptist Church with Baptist women serving. Bluebonnets and blue and yellow decor complemented paper accents and place cards shaped as V-8 trucks. The menu featured fruit cocktail chicken a la king and desserts.
The home economics II class prepared and served an informal dinner last Thursday. The menu included grapefruit, baked salmon, French fried potatoes, peas, a combination salad, strawberry short cake, and iced tea.
At the junior senior banquet the fashion editor notes Ethel Harper in a white satin gown with silver sandals and a sweet smile. Mary Lee Chaney shines in a yellow net. Norma Frances Donigan in pink lace. Sarah Belle Gillett in blue lace. Marilee Reeves in yellow chiffon with satin stripes. Nell Holmes and Aileen Pentington in blue organdy. Kathleen Mitchell in gold moire taffeta with gold sandals and sweet peas hair, Miss Draper in white lace.
The first night at the A M horticulture farm near town had Billie Pritchett waking his fellow boys with a false rain alarm. A freight train rumble at 4 am triggered panic and hurried bed moves as the crew scrambled into the house for breakfast.
The HI-Y Club met Wednesday night, April 21, at 7 30. The secretary read the roll and minutes of the last meeting. Plans for a camping trip were tabled for the next regular meeting. After a short program the club adjourned.
Irene Autrey was in Sherman on Saturday. Freddie Mae Call visited relatives at Bailey Sunday. Helen Lane spent Sunday in Paris. Betty Jo Morrow and Litha Sue Hollingsworth visited in Tom Bean Sunday. Relatives from Sherman visited Georgia Mae Hicks Sunday. -V. J.
The public speaking class explores parliamentary law this week. The aim is to protect the rights of all members and ensure fairness in procedure. The students know some basics but have much to learn.
A. V. laments the pressures of producing a newspaper with readers complaining about jokes, seriousness, originality, republished material, and contributions. He suggests the editors face constant scrutiny and defend their choices while acknowledging the act of reprinting content.
Home economics III students finished their dresses last week and held class critiques on Friday and Monday. Two girls with matching numbers graded each other’s work focusing on hem seams stitches construction processes accessories fit finishes color style occasion line and material. They also made cup towels and curtains for the sewing lab windows.
At a meeting on Thursday morning April 22 the sophomores decided to have a picnic on Friday evening.
The sophomores schedule a class social for April 30 requiring fifteen cents for food and drinks. A money committee of Mary Phillips Ray Marie Brooks and Eleanor Robertson will handle funds while Sara Atterbury Georgia Mears and Ruth Waldrum join the food group. Charles Harrison Houston Darwin and Wilma Alexander will oversee entertainment with chaperons Mrs Lackey and Mr Bean. The group meets at the school at six, then travels to Coffey's pasture.
The Camp Fire Girls gathered at the Scout house for a 3 pm session last Saturday and decided to relocate their meetings to the city library. They adopted the group name Aowakiya meaning grouping together for some purpose, elected Clyde Russell and Barbara Jean Gordon as song leaders, and tested spelling of Roosevelt Allred and Echols. They sang The Eyes of Texas and the Whitewright High School song before adjournment for next Saturday.
Snooping Sue notes whispered romances at the banquet. Ted Bow attracts attention from D. J. A. and others. Jim Henry and Grady's desert plans hint at weekend meetings. Freshmen and sophomores W. A. D. W. J.M. L. L. T. W. T. H. B. J. M. seen together. L. A. curious to end the night as banquets close. Tom possibly involved.
The senior class called a meeting to select a motto a flower and colors. After reviewing several options the class chose He who does not advance goes backward The bluebonnet was chosen as the flower and the colors blue and gold.
A reckless wealthy youth writes ardent love letters which are stolen by his attorney brother-in-law who grabs the wrong handbag during a burglary. The thief then tries to recover the stolen lace while the mother of the indiscreet youth unwittingly becomes entangled in the farce. The play unfolds with rapid, lighthearted action.
Practice began April 19 for a three act farce to be staged May 14. The cast includes Parkes, Susie from Sioux City, Lorna Lee Thornton, Imogene Alexander, Kathleen Mitchell, Gladys Wright, Nicholas King, Grady Stepp, Jack Meador, Walter Tom Holmes, Jim Mooney, Jack Yeager, O A Hefner, Betty Jo Morrow, and others. Local residents and actors bring a lively crowd pleasing performance.
A passerby notes Mr Bean turning to a teacher and joking about allowed smoking. The encounter ends with a smiling Mr Bean who implies occasional permission. The colored man walks away still assuming Mr Bean is a schoolboy.
New York. Gerald L. K. Smith, leader of the committee of 1,000,000, denounced John Stalin Lewis as America's boss. He told an American Legion meeting that governors and congressmen fear him and that the President and Supreme Court may be cowed by his gangland tactics. He warned of danger to America and said the group aims to educate against communism.
In Florida a new citrus feed from canning waste and peel pulp is tested and produced commercially. Two factories produce feed for cattle, using dried peel and pulp along with fruit waste. Dr. Wayne Neal reports citrus feed adds milk production and yields normal meat from steers.
The Securities Commission released a list showing Kay Francis earned 227000 from Warner Bros and Joe E Brown received 201362. Other top payers include Leslie Howard 185000 Irene Dunne 102777 Frank Capra 208000, Ronald Colman 162600, Nicholas Schenck 312785, David Bernsteid 213857, Arthur M Loew 205544 and Kelvins Mason 193128 in non theatrical reports.
Rex Holmes a 19 year old from Pauls Valley uses a sharp bartering method to fund his University of Oklahoma education. He buys shoes suits and pants from wealthier students for around three dollars and resells them for five, turning a profit to cover his college costs.
In New York a magistrate told the mothers of two 19 and 20 year old men accused of striking a woman that night clubs are no place for youths of that age. He urged mothers to take their sons home and spank them, stressing parental responsibility to society.
Seniors will take exams with other classes as the school ends later this year. Exams begin May 24, and seniors lose the usual week off.
Three judging teams traveled to A M College on Sunday April 17 to enter soil conservation livestock and dairy contests. The soil team placed 13th of 106. the dairy team finished 5th of 176, winning Jersey judging and earning a banner. William H Harrison was fifth high point with 852 of 1000. Afternoon swimming and ball followed. A free show The Devils a Sissy screened Monday night. They returned home Tuesday with sponsor Homer Lee Sears.
On April 20 the F F A judging teams stopped at a Bryan garage due to car trouble. Some boys stood around smoking when a colored man walked up and looked at them.
A Los Angeles shop owner with a one-man garage displayed a large window sign declaring No strike here working as usual. The notice signals the proprietor’s stance amid labor unrest and emphasizes continued operation.
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